Best Mining Tech Companies in United States
The 128 best Mining Tech companies in United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: KoBold Metals.
The 128 Mining Tech companies tracked here in the United States have pulled in $1.9 billion in disclosed funding, and that number alone tells you the sector's serious. KoBold Metals dominates the list at $892 million raised, a figure that dwarfs every other filer and reflects just how capital-hungry AI-driven mineral exploration has become. Mariana Minerals sits second at $74 million, with Atana Elements and Sphera Solutions each at $27 million. One unicorn has emerged from the cohort. The global Mining Tech market was valued at roughly $163 billion in 2022, with demand pulled forward by copper, lithium, nickel, and gold markets, plus the accelerating buildout of data centers that need both the metals and the software to find them. Coverage of the sector is rising, and analysts are increasingly focused on long-term value creation rather than short-cycle hype.
So what's actually driving the funding momentum? EV battery technology and next-generation EV platforms are pulling capital toward companies that can close the loop between raw-material extraction and clean-energy supply chains. I'd argue KoBold's funding concentration, nearly half the directory's total in a single company, signals where institutional conviction really sits. OSTI, Y Combinator, Climate Capital, Prospect Innovation, and Techstars are the most active investors backing the remaining field. The gap between the top filer and the rest is wide, but the broader cohort's aggregate raise confirms that Mining Tech in the United States isn't a niche bet anymore.
- benzinga.com
Ranked: Best Mining Tech companies in United States
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KoBold Metals 🦄 Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects 80Funding top 17%Moat top 22%Talent top 28%Patents top 30% All 11 signals ▾Fundingtop 17% Moattop 22% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 30% AItop 30% Innovationtop 31% Growthtop 35% Markettop 46% Techtop 50% Globalbottom 48% Newsbottom 32% Funding: Raised $892M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 7 yrs (0.6/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 22 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 80/100 | $892M | 7 mo ago | 62 | Josh Goldman Co-Founder & President | — | 22 patents Muon tomography and superconducting induction loops for subsurface mineral exploration. | — |
| 2 | Lilac Solutions Provider of lithium extraction solutions | $318M | 28 mo ago | 120 | — | — | 104 patents Lithium extraction and purification from brines using ion‑exchange and impurity‑control processes | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 3 | Energy Exploration Technologies Developer of direct lithium extraction technology and battery innovation solutions 76Growth top 10%Patents top 16%Innovation top 23%Tech top 28% All 11 signals ▾Growthtop 10% Patentstop 16% Innovationtop 23% Techtop 28% Moattop 28% Newstop 29% Fundingtop 32% Fin. healthtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Growth: Revenue +1375% YoY · Web rank 5,000,000 → 500,000 YoY Patents: 98 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 94 filings since 2022 vs 4 in 2017-21 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 76/100 | $135M | 32 mo ago | 69 | Teague Egan Founder & CEO | 4 signals ▲300% Acquisition | 98 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | 1 internship |
| 4 | Jetti Resources Developer of chemical catalysts for extracting copper from mineral ore | $100M | 42 mo ago | 50 | Andrew Perlman Co-Founder | — | 79 patents Hydrometallurgical leaching of base and precious metals using thiocarbonyl reagents and cosolvents | — |
| 5 | Mariana Minerals Developer of vertically integrated minerals projects focused on modern energy technologies | $74M | 12 mo ago | — | Baker Tilney Co-Founder & CFO | — | — | 2 awards |
| 6 | Safe AI Cloud and AI-enabled autonomous driving solutions for off-road vehicles | $68M | 42 mo ago | 90 | Bibhrajit Halder Founder | — | 19 patents Inflatable lap‑belt restraint systems for vehicle occupant safety | — |
| 7 | Odyssey Marine Exploration Subsea mineral exploration, validation, and development for a sustainable future | $46M | 78 mo ago | 14 | John Morris Co-Founder | 8 signals ▼38% Earnings · Regulatory · Lawsuit | — | — |
| 8 | Atana Elements Developer of resource intelligence technology for critical mineral exploration and development | $27M | 4 mo ago | — | Thomas Wilson Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 9 | Sphera Solutions Provider of software and consulting for sustainability and operational risk management 62News top 19%Funding top 28%Product top 28%Tech top 30% All 11 signals ▾Newstop 19% Fundingtop 28% Producttop 28% Techtop 30% Moattop 37% Markettop 44% Innovationtop 44% Growthtop 45% Globaltop 48% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 42% News: 10 BI events in 12 mo (of 45 tracked, 7 types) · +150% YoY Funding: Raised $26.5M across 13 rounds · 13 rounds over 25 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $27M | 9 mo ago | 265 | Paul Marushka CEO & President | 10 signals ▲150% New product · Funding · Leadership | 6 patents Load balancing and virtual hosting enabling multiple web domains on a single IP address. | — |
| 10 | Maverick Metals Developer of advanced mineral processing and metal extraction technologies | $19M | 14 mo ago | — | Eric Herrera Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 11 | EARTH AI Online platform for metals and minerals exploration solutions | $17M | 17 mo ago | 14 | Roman Teslyuk Co-Founder & CEO | — | 35 patents Portable low-impact diamond core drilling systems for surface mineral exploration | — |
| 12 | TGS Provider of GIS datasets of energy industry | $17M | 34 mo ago | 873 | — | 12 signals ▼29% Contracts · Acquisition · M&A | 2 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 13 | VerAI AI platform developer for concealed mineral deposit discovery and drill-target generation | $15M | 16 mo ago | 7 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Mine Vision Systems Platform offering mapping solutions for the mining industry | $12M | 12 mo ago | 16 | — | 3 signals Funding · Capital raise | — | 1 job opening · 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 15 | Teleo AI Provider of AI-powered remote-controlled solutions for construction dozers | $12M | 20 mo ago | 17 | Rom Clement Co-founder & CTO at Teleo | — | 10 patents Edge-enabled teleoperation task allocation and safety‑focused control interfaces | — |
| 16 | Phoenix Tailings Online mineral recovery from mining waste platform | $12M | 4 mo ago | 30 | Nicholas Myers Co-Founder & CEO | 4 signals Funding | 51 patents Metal recovery and process control in molten‑salt electrolysis systems | — |
| 17 | DataCloud Global mining tech leader providing precision and speed solutions | $12M | 90 mo ago | 14 | Pablo Vicente Albert Maestro Co-Founder | — | 2 patents Design and optimization of explosive blast parameters for mining and demolition | — |
| 18 | Impossible Metals Manufacturer of battery metals | $10M | 48 mo ago | 24 | Kenneth Nealson Co-Founder | — | 22 patents Underwater vehicle recovery and deep‑sea mining buoyancy/launch systems | — |
| 19 | Maverick BioMetals Biotechnology company offering mineral extraction using microbes | $10M | 22 mo ago | 10 | Eric Herrera Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 20 | Comstock Provider of waste management and commercial decarbonization solutions 42Patents top 29%Funding top 30%Innovation top 33%AI top 45% All 10 signals ▾Patentstop 29% Fundingtop 30% Innovationtop 33% AItop 45% Growthtop 49% Talentbottom 49% Moatbottom 42% Globalbottom 33% Marketbottom 31% Fin. healthbottom 24% Patents: 28 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 28 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 Funding: Raised $5.9M across 7 rounds · 7 rounds over 4 yrs (1.8/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 42/100 | $6M | 12 mo ago | 36 | Corrado DeGasperis Executive Chairman of the Board & CEO | — | 28 patents Lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels, lignin-derived polymers, and carbon materials | — |
| 21 | Fieldstone Bio Provider of agricultural solutions | $6M | 13 mo ago | — | Brandon Field Co-Founder & CSO | — | — | 1 launch |
| 22 | Geophysical Technology Manufacturer of seismic recording technologies 48Growth top 35%Tech top 36%Innovation top 39%Product top 43% All 9 signals ▾Growthtop 35% Techtop 36% Innovationtop 39% Producttop 43% Talentbottom 49% Patentsbottom 48% Fundingbottom 44% Globalbottom 42% Marketbottom 34% Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare, Google Cloud rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 48/100 | $5M | 13 mo ago | 32 | Richard Degner President & CEO | — | 22 patents Seismic acquisition hardware, deployment tools, and fracture monitoring for subsurface imaging | — |
| 23 | Durin Developer of automated drill rigs to accelerate mineral discovery | $3M | 13 mo ago | — | Ted Feldmann Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 24 | Innovative Wireless Technologies Wireless technology solutions provider for mining, military, commercial, and public safety | $3M | 98 mo ago | 57 57 → 73 (+28%) | Eric Hansen CEO | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 25 | Muon Vision Online fluids monitoring platform for the mining industry | $3M | 22 mo ago | 5 | Ricardo Repenning Bzdigian COO & Cofounder | — | — | — |
| 26 | Bell Geospace Gravity gradiometry solutions for energy, minerals, and geothermal exploration | $2M | 153 mo ago | 17 17 → 42 (+147%) | — | — | 44 patents Airborne tensor magnetic gradiometer data acquisition and directional filtering for geophysical surveys | — |
| 27 | GoldSim Dynamic Monte Carlo simulation software for risk analysis and decision-making | $2M | 200 mo ago | 13 | Stefan Knopf Principal and Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 28 | Alkemio Provider of modular technology for rare earth elements refining and separation | $2M | 3 mo ago | — | Federico Pereyra-Bonnet Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 29 | BANIQL Mining startup developing teach based solutions for nickel and cobalt extraction processes | $2M | 8 mo ago | 4 | Willy Halim Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 30 | Minerals Refining Innovative mineral refining company specializing in separation and recovery technology | $1M | 16 mo ago | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | DarkPulse Technologies Developer of engineering, installation, and security management solutions for industries | $850K | 62 mo ago | 213 | — | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 32 | Thunderstone Developer of metal extraction technology using controlled electric discharge for mining | $500K | 15 mo ago | — | Eric Burns CEO | — | — | — |
| 33 | AssetPoint Provider of Enterprise Asset Management and CMMS Solutions | $500K | 219 mo ago | 49 | Mike Levine ex- CEO | — | — | — |
| 34 | Mineflow Developer of mineral exploration software using artificial intelligence for predictions | $500K | 24 mo ago | — | Ryan Goggins Founder | — | — | — |
| 35 | InSeT Systems Online sensor tracking system for mining workforce health and safety management | $400K | 216 mo ago | — | Jay Breeding Owner | — | — | — |
| 36 | Lynx Global Intelligence Cloud-based platform for environment data management software | $290K | 48 mo ago | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | REEgen Provider of biological solutions for rare earth element recovery and purification | $275K | 34 mo ago | 5 | Sean Medin Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 38 | 1849 bio Biotechnology company developing sustainable microbes for extracting metals | $125K | 23 mo ago | — | Jai Padmakumar Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 39 | LISUS Provider of AI interfaced lithium extraction platform for mining companies | $120K | 44 mo ago | 5 | Oscar Neyra-Nazarrett Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 40 | Strayos Provider of cloud-based data analytics software for drone images | $100K | 55 mo ago | 18 | Ravi Sahu Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 41 | PixElement Geospatial data solutions: mapping, extraction, and delivery for business intelligence | $100K | 56 mo ago | 6 | Benjamin Vander Co-Founder & President | — | — | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Mining Tech companies in United States
#1
Series D · Berkeley, California · founded 2018 · 62 employees$892.3Mraised▾
Developer of mineral exploration technology and operator of mining projects. This entity utilizes artificial intelligence and geological data systems to identify and extract critical minerals. The business model integrates hardware and software tools to analyze crustal information for the purpose of locating and developing natural resource deposits.
- Oct 2025Series D$280M
- Sep 2024Series D$537M
- Mar 2023Series C$200M
- Jan 2022Series B$200.8M
#2
Series B · San Francisco, California · founded 2025$27.5Mraised▾
Developer of resource intelligence technology for critical mineral exploration and development. It focuses on accelerating the discovery and development of "flowing critical minerals" and industrial gases essential for clean energy, electrification, advanced computing, and manufacturing.
- Feb 2026Series B$27.5M
#3
Series B · Woburn, Massachusetts · founded 2019 · 30 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Online mineral recovery from mining waste platform. It has developed technologies to remediate tailings ponds by extracting new ores and basic metals from bauxite residue. It is on a mission for zero waste and zero carbon emission resulting in reducing production costs. It eradicates metals such as alumina, iron, scandium, silica, and more. The offering sectors include cell phones, autos, aircraft, biotechnology, and more.
- Feb 2026Venture Debt$10M
- Feb 2026Series B$30.2M
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$499.9K
- Nov 2024Series B$106.6M
#4
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1999 · 265 employees$26.5Mraised▾
Provider of software and consulting for sustainability and operational risk management. The company delivers tools for environmental health and safety, product stewardship, and supply chain risk. It offers software solutions, data, and consulting services for regulatory reporting and performance improvement. The company’s platform helps businesses manage risk and sustainability across their operations.
- Sep 2025Series E—
- Mar 2022Series D$2.5M
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$46.8K
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$169.7K
#5
Series A · San Francisco, California · founded 2025$73.5Mraised▾
Developer of vertically integrated minerals projects focused on modern energy technologies. The company supplies minerals critical to modern energy, artificial intelligence, and defense applications. It focuses on the extraction and processing of various metals. These metals include lithium, copper, nickel, aluminium, graphite, uranium, and rare earth metals. Cobalt is also on the roadmap for future development.
- Jun 2025Series A$73.5M
#6
Seed · Berkeley, California · founded 2023$2Mraised▾
Provider of modular technology for rare earth elements refining and separation. The company delivers a separation platform that adapts to any source. Rare earth elements are essential components of modern technologies. These elements are used in small electronics, semiconductors, defense technology, wind turbines, electric vehicles, and robotics. The company offers a modular alternative ready to unlock refining capacity.
- Mar 2026Seed$2M
#7
Series A · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2015 · 16 employees$12.5Mraised▾
Platform offering mapping solutions for the mining industry. The company offer advanced vision technology that provides real time 3D mapping and data collection solutions for mining industries.
- May 2025Series A$12.5M
#8
Series B · San Antonio, Texas · founded 2022$19Mraised▾
Developer of advanced mineral processing and metal extraction technologies. These technologies improve the efficiency of extracting metals from ore, resulting in higher recovery rates and reduced waste. The focus is on sustainable and environmentally responsible resource recovery, optimizing the quality and value of extracted resources through advanced processing techniques. Solutions also address the safe management and repurposing of mining waste, minimizing hazardous byproducts. The company's proprietary extraction technology is designed to unlock previously untapped resources and improve efficiency in mineral processing.
- Apr 2025Series B$19M
#9
Public · Storey County, Nevada · founded 2003 · 36 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Provider of waste management and commercial decarbonization solutions. It is a gold and silver mining company, leveraging quantum generative materials proprietary, artificial intelligence, and data collecting and sensing technologies to manage mineral exploration. It creates geostatistical digital model and digital twin by using AI that displays images, manages data and forecasts mineral availability that enables explorers to search for minerals on site.
- Jun 2025Post IPO$700K
- May 2025Post IPO$10.8M
- Mar 2025Post IPO$4.7M
- Jul 2024Post IPO$54.4K
#10
Series C · San Francisco, California · founded 2016 · 120 employees$317.5Mraised▾
LiLac is a provider of lithium extraction solutions and services. The solution offered is an ion exchange technology that is used by lithium extractors to extract lithium. The ion exchange beads and brine processing system together extract pure lithium solutions for various industrial needs.
- Feb 2024Series C$145M
- Sep 2021Series B$150M
- Feb 2020Series A$20M
- Jan 2019Seed$2.5M
#11
Series B · Boston, Massachusetts · founded 2020 · 7 employees$15.4Mraised▾
AI platform developer for concealed mineral deposit discovery and drill-target generation. It offers an AI/ML discovery platform that detects concealed mineral deposits in underexplored terrains. The platform utilizes datasets to identify the location of mineral deposits. It generates drill-ready targets and creates value through partnerships with investors and explorers to develop license portfolios. The business model unlocks value through monetizing equity and royalty from these assets.
- Feb 2025Series B$24M
- Oct 2022Series A$12M
- Apr 2021Series A$3.4M
#12
Series B · San Mateo, California · founded 2016 · 14 employees$17.5Mraised▾
Online platform for metals and minerals exploration solutions. It uses machine learning techniques and big data for remote sensing, radiometry, and geophysical and geochemical data to explore minerals. It uses AI systems for exploration targeting, fieldwork in remote greenfield areas for exploration, UAV-based aeromagnetic surveys, and autonomous drilling. It focuses on minerals and metals such as lithium, copper, gold, nickel, manganese, and more.
- Dec 2024Series B$25.9M
- Feb 2023Series A$9.5M
- Aug 2021Seed$5.5M
- Aug 2019Seed$2.5M
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mining Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Mining Technology is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Mining Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 278 United States-affiliated papers.
- Northeastern University42
- Colorado School of Mines18
- United States Geological Survey10
- Missouri University of Science and Technology8
- Weatherford College7
- Mineral processing2→10
- Beneficiation4→14
- Mineral processing24→31
- Grinding3→8
- Mineral7→12
- Tailings4→8
- Leaching (pedology)1→5
- Mineral3→5
Where mining tech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Who's filing mining tech patents in the United States
United States mining tech patent filing is accelerating — 53 filings from 63 assignees (2016–2025), led by Millennium Inorganic CHEM, Cidra Corporate Services, Superior Mineral Resources; annual filings 7→8.
- Millennium Inorganic CHEM15
- Cidra Corporate Services15
- Superior Mineral Resources14
- DU PONT10
- Ecolab USA10
- ASH Grove Cement9
- Qualcomm8
- Cadence Environmental Energy8
Common questions
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